When he came back to Moscow in 2001, he was named as Commercial Director of Crocus Group. In 2012, he was promoted to Vice President of Crocus Group. Since 2014, he has held the position of Executive Vice President of Crocus Group. As part of his responsibilities, Emin Agalarov oversees the following ventures:

The VEGAS chain of retail-entertainment complexes. At present there are two locations – VEGAS Kashirskoe Shosse (480,000 m2) and VEGAS Crocus City complex, also in Moscow Oblast, (285,000 m2) – with a third location, VEGAS Kuntsevo, which opened in 2017.[8]

The restaurant portfolio of "Restaurants by Crocus Group", which includes the chain of the legendary Nobu restaurants; the Zafferano franchise, dedicated to modern Azerbaijani cuisine; the Edoko franchise of Japanese of sushi-bars; the Rose Bar franchise; Forte Bello, serving family-style Italian cooking; and Backstage.[9]

Agalarov's interest in music began in high school whilst in the United States. After graduating from high school, he returned to Russia, where he continued to write songs. In 2005 he began working with his vocal and music teacher, the Azerbaijani singer Muslim Magomayev, to whom he pays tribute in his concerts.

In 2006 Emin gained attention for his debut studio album Still which in the first six months sold 70,000 copies in Russia and an additional 30,000 copies in CIS countries.

He then released an album per year: Incredible in 2007, Obsession (a set of classic Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley songs) in 2008;[10] and in 2009, Devotion. Each of these albums was supported by concerts in Moscow and Baku.

In 2010 he relocated to London, to work with producer Brian Rawling and to focus on the UK music market. Emin's album Wonder was released in Russia and CIS in November 2010 and in the UK on 21 March 2011. The song "Heart Keeps Beating" was the first single in Russia from his second album After the Thunder and received good radio airplay on Russian Radio in 2012.

On May 26, 2012, Emin was the local interval act during intermission on the Eurovision Song Contest that was held in his hometown of Baku. During the break, Emin performed "Never Enough", a track taken from the album After the Thunder.[11]

Agalarov performed "In Another Life" in a music video with Donald Trump and Miss Universe 2013 contestants.[14][15] Contestants were required to appear in the video without pay.[16]

In May 2014, Emin won the award for Best-selling Azerbaijan Artist at the 2014 World Music Awards.[17] In 2016, Emin Agalarov became the organizer and producer of Zhara (ЖАРА) Music Festival that will be hosted annually at Sea Breeze, in his hometown Baku.[citation needed]

In November 2013, Agalarov's father hosted Miss Universe 2013 at his Crocus City Hall in Moscow.[16] Agalarov performed during the evening gown competition section. He also made a music video with Trump and the contestants.[14][15] Contestants were required to appear in the video without pay.[16] Agalarov reportedly "offered to send prostitutes to Trump's hotel room" during Trump's trip to Moscow, "but the repeated offers were rejected by Keith Schiller, Trump's longtime bodyguard."[18]

Emin Agalarov is the son of Aras Agalarov, an Azerbaijani-Russian billionaire,[22] and was married to Leyla Aliyeva, the daughter of the President of AzerbaijanIlham Aliyev.[23] The couple have twin sons, Ali and Mikail and a daughter Amina. They divorced in May 2015. On 14th July 2018 Agalarov married for the second time. His partner is the former model and businesswoman Alyona Gavrilova (born in 1987), with whom he was dating since 2016.

^Cowen, Richard; Shkolnikova, Svetlana (July 13, 2017). "Russian pop star tied to Trump has Tenafly roots". The Record. Retrieved February 28, 2018. Russian pop star Emin Agalarov wore black leather, drove a souped-up moped and wanted to be the next Elvis Presley, having spent his teenage years living large and dreaming big on the streets of his adopted hometown, Tenafly. Twenty years after graduating from Tenafly High School, the Russian crooner this week hit it really big.... Emin Agalarov as a senior in Tenafly High School's 1997 yearbook.